Letter Substitution Cryptograms that May Challenge You

Some of the cryptograms on this page have keywords. To discover a keyword, write out the plaintext alphabet, and then the ciphertext alphabet beneath it. If there’s a keyword, you’ll find it within the sequence of letters in the cipher alphabet. For example, if A is encrypted as H, B is encrypted as A, and C is encrypted as T, this gives a keyword of HAT.

Tricky Letter Cipher 1. This encrypted text has been adapted from the statement of a witness to General George Washington’s reaction when the British Major André was found spying near West Point.